Champions League: Bayern Boss Thomas Tuchel Fires Warning to Man City Ahead of Make or Break Second Leg

• Manchester City ripped apart Bayern Munich to secure a commanding 3-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie
• Despite the daunting task of overturning the three-nil deficit, Thomas Tuchel is confident of doing the unthinkable
• Tuchel's Bayern will face Manchester City again in the second leg on Wednesday, April 19

Thomas Tuchel has taken a defiant position about the chances of Bayern Munich making the semifinals of the Champions League.

Tuchel helplessly watched as Bayern Munich were picked apart by a clinical Manchester City side in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

A stunning curling shot from Rodri broke Bayern's resistance before second-half goals from Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland gave the Citizens a commanding lead ahead of the reverse fixture in Munich, Eurosport reports.

Reflecting on the result, Tuchel, who was handling his fourth game since replacing Julian Nagelsmann as Bayern boss, argued his side were unlucky.

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"This does not feel like a 3-0, but it is a 3-0, and it is a huge, huge task now to turn this around. We are realistic, but we will not give up," said Tuchel afterwards," he said as quoted by Sky Sports.

"It will not be over until we are in the shower."

The 49-year-old tactician highlighted Rodri's goal as the catalyst for their misfortune on Tuesday night.

"If City gets this sort of goal, it gets really, really difficult," said the Bayern boss.

"The reaction was great during the first half. In the second half, it was even better. In the period where the goal could give us a huge boost of confidence, the opposite happened."

Talking points from Bayern's loss

Sports Brief reported that Manchester City versus Bayern Munich was definitely the pick of the quarterfinal ties, and the game did live up to its billing.

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With a semifinal spot up for grabs, Pep Guardiola's charges produced a masterclass performance to keep their search for the Champions League alive.

The overwhelming result shifts the game in favour of Man City ahead of the reverse tie at the Allianz Arena next Wednesday.